Ware would likely rebound in Denver

SAN ANTONIO – If DeMarcus Ware signs with the Denver Broncos, chances are a Mile High he’ll bounce back big time next season.

With Von Miller rushing opposite of him and with the high-scoring, Peyton Manning led Broncos offense piling up points that force opponents to abandon the run and throw the ball, how couldn’t he?

Ware is set to visit Denver on Wednesday, and the Broncos are reportedly “confident” they can land him just one day after he was cut by the Cowboys.

In Denver, Ware will be surrounded by something he didn’t have in Dallas: talent. When Ware recorded a career-low six sacks last season, Hall of Fame pass rusher Ricky Jackson told me he believed that was what was holding Ware back.

“He’s had nagging injuries, but from watching him, he’s still got the burst,” Jackson said. “What’s different is what’s around him. They need their cornerbacks to step up and also have the other (pass rushers) get off the ball. Their secondary is terrible, the worst in football. Everyone can throw the ball on them. They can’t cover. They can’t press. They’re terrible.”

Jackson, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010, had three double-digit sack seasons in his 30s.

“You got to look at what I had around me,” he said in a phone interview. “When I (had 91/2 sacks in 1995 at age 37), I had Bryant Young and Dana Stubblefield beside me, Ken Norton Jr. at linebacker and Deion Sanders, Eric Davis and Merton Hanks in the secondary. And when I was in New Orleans, I had Sam Mills and Pat Swilling beside me at linebacker.”